Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia
Colombia: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2022. ▬ Flat
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2022, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia stood at 1.01 index.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia peaked at 1.03 index in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 2011.
That places Colombia 64th out of 163 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 1.03 index | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.63 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Colombia was 1.01 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2006.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Colombia ranks 64th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.